Economic evaluations of health technologies: a global perspective for their implementation in Latin America

Authors

  • Manuel Espinoza Centre for Health Economics, University of York. York, Reino Unido. Médico especialista en Economía de la Salud.
  • Marianela Castillo-Riquelme Departamento de Economía de Salud, Ministerio de Salud de Chile. Santiago, Chile. Economista de la Salud.
  • Victor Zarate Centre for Health Economics, University of York. York, Reino Unido. Médico especialista en Salud Pública.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2011.283.535

Keywords:

Health economics, Health technology assessment, Latin America

Abstract

Phenomena as the progressive increase of health expenditure and the population aging have lead many countries to consider economic methodologies in order to obtain bigger sanitary benefits in contexts of limited resources. This article describes the basic components to consider in a health technology assessment , it analyses the process of decision making with cost-effectiveness analysis and reports how this methodology has been widely implemented in Latin America and the rest of the world.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Published

2011-09-30

Issue

Section

Symposium

How to Cite

1.
Espinoza M, Castillo-Riquelme M, Zarate V. Economic evaluations of health technologies: a global perspective for their implementation in Latin America. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica [Internet]. 2011 Sep. 30 [cited 2024 Nov. 4];28(3). Available from: https://rpmesp.ins.gob.pe/index.php/rpmesp/article/view/535

Most read articles by the same author(s)